Inside EVs

BMW iNEXT confirmed to use CATL batteries.
The upcoming Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) battery factory in Erfurt, Germany will supply battery cells for the all-electric long-range BMW iNEXT model.
The cells for iNEXT will be produced from 2021, and then assembled into battery packs in the BMW Group plant in …read more

This week, the U.S. Department of Justice has officially charged a former Tesla employee that seems to have embezzled some $10 million.
Apparently, Salil Parulekar used wire fraud to steal money from Tesla. He was previously the automaker’s Global Supply Management chair. According to the report by Electrek, Salil was charged …read more

Not bad. For beginners.
Sometimes it seems like the Chevy Volt doesn’t get the love it should. Now three years into its 2nd generation, it’s crowded out of headlines by other plug-in cars like the Tesla Model 3. Even its own stablemate, the all-electric Chevy Bolt gets more attention nowadays. That …read more

Tesla within the top 20 models and brands in the U.S. in October 2018
October wasn’t as strong as September for Tesla sales in the U.S. (the highest volumes usually fall on the last month of the quarter), but it was still an order of magnitude higher than last year.
According to …read more

The original Zeus concept has evolved into two production-ready electric bikes, almost.

Curtiss Motorcycles introduced two supposedly production-ready electric motorcycles at EICMA based on the Zeus Concept. The Zeus Bobber has swoopy lines and curves that evoke the classic bobber design, while the Zeus Cafe Racer is all about straight lines …read more

Autoweek says the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric has outstanding range and is “beautifully normal.”
We’re seeing a trend here. Practically every first drive of the Hyundai Kona Electric speaks to its normalcy. Autoweek goes so far as to say that it will work to put “another crack in the future of …read more

Porsche has announced a new commercial partnership with fashion brand Hugo Boss that encompasses its entire motorsport portfolio.

Hugo Boss has long been associated with Formula 1, having been a partner of McLaren since the 1980s, but its famous logo disappeared from grand prix racing this year after it split with …read more

Naysayers will never stop efforts to convince people that EVs are bad for the environment, but the truth a different story.
There are plenty of arguments that attempt to put electric cars in the dog house when in comes to their environmental friendliness claims. Manufacturing the batteries (and the vehicles) causes …read more

Charging should be smart, right?
California-based eMotorWerks, a subsidy of Enel, has joined forces with EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of EV charging equipment to deliver “The UK and Europe’s smartest home charger”. The partnership will see the integration of eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet cloud-based platform, which aggregates and manages …read more

While we got a glimpse Porche’s first 350-kW CCS charging station, we’ve yet to see the technology in action until now.
As we continue to report, people want faster EV charging, and when it arrives and works as advertised, we should see a notable increase in EV adoption. Tesla Superchargers are …read more